Ja Rule struggled to get through his speech at Irv Gotti’s funeral following the Murder Inc. co-founder’s sudden death. The “Put It on Me” rapper, 48, choked up as he delivered a heartfelt ...

Several recording artists were in attendance, including rappers Jay-Z, Fat Joe, singer Ashanti and Ja Rule, who offered a heartfelt eulogy for his former label boss, who cofounded Murder Inc ...

and Jennifer Lopez — with whom he worked on the Ja Rule-assisted 2001 remix of her single "I'm Real" that eventually hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to his influence on the genre ...